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most duplicate leaf detached and two translthe parts of a memorandum-book so that the and a carbon-sheet secured to the said binder UNITED STATES GEORGE E. DOUGHTY,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MANIFOLD `SALES-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 637,094, dated November 14, 1899.

Application iiled February 8, 18 9 9.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. DOUGHTY, of New York, in the county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Manifold Sales- Books, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to arrange original leaf and the transfer-sheet are normally in position for receiving and transferring the memorandum to the copy-leaf; and to this end the invention consists in a manifold memorandum-book, a series of bound original leaves, a series of continuous leaves having their connected ends clamped to a suitable back, but with the free end of the topfer-sheets interposed between the two series of leaves and fastened at opposite ends, one of the transfer-sheets extending between the bottom original leaf and the topmost duplicate leaf and the other extended between th duplicate and triplicate leaves.

' A further object of my invention is to adapt a duplicating continuous-leaf memorandum-v book to be converted into a triplicating-book and to this end it consists in a memorandumbook having a block of bound single leaves superposed upon the block of continuous leaves and a semicarbon or transfer sheet fastened between the two blocks of leaves with its back next to the bottom single leaf'and its face contiguous to the top continuons leaf, whereby a memorandumwritten upon the bottom single leaf is transferred to the top continuous leaf and to the subjacent continuous leaf, and the triplicate leaves can be torn out without displacing the 'transfer-sheets.-

'Io this end my invention consists in the combination, with the cover or base, the pile of duplicates and triplicates folded-.in zigzag form upon the base, a spring-clamp to hold one end of the pile to the base, a springholder to retain the other end of the pile, anda carbon-sheet attached by one end to the springclamp, of a spring-binder permanently secured to the said holder, a pile of original sheets confined at one end by the said binder,

below the pile of originals; and my invention Serial No. 704.877. (No model.)

consists in certain other combinations of parts hereinafter described, and more specifically set forth in the claims.

Y In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a top view of my improved book with the cover opened.- Fig. 2 is a side edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side edge View of the book with the cover open andthe originals thrown back upon the cover, the position they would occupy when the book is in use. enlarged diagrammatic side edge view of a portion of the book and illustrates clearly the relative position and arrangement of the leaves of the book when in position to receive Fig. 4 is an the writing on the original; and Figs. `5, 6,

and 7 are diagrammatic views of the structure, illustratingvthe operation of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates a number of memorandum-leaves piled up and arranged to form a block pad or tablet, and for convenience of reference numbered consecutively from the Atop to the bottom leaf. The block is placed upon a back or one side of a cover A and fastened thereto by means of a device that will permit the top leaf (and in some instances, as will be shown presently, the two topmost leaves) to be detached or torn off without displacing the leaf immediately below. On top of the block A another block of memorandum-leaves B. is superposed. These leaves are bound together at one end a and perforated transversely parallelto the bound end or on line l, so that they can be readily torn olf and leave a stub. This block B is wholly separate and distinct from the block A, and it is held in position with its leaves parallel to the block Aand itsl bound end immediately above an end of the block A by any suitable means, as hereinaf-V ter described. The leaves of the block B are numbered consecutively, beginning at the bottom, the orderA of the numbering being' IOO A. Hence a memorandum written on the bottom leaf of block B is duplicated by the transfer-sheet D on another leaf d, that has no connection with block B-that is, the topmost leaf of block A.

The above description applies more particularly to an arrangement for making duplicate copies of a memorandum; but as my invention is peculiarly adapted to tlie making of triplicate copies I will now describe its application to a triplicate memorandum-book. For this purpose I prefer to make the block A of a series of sets of leaves formed in a continuous strip or web of paper folded successively and alternately in opposite directions in zigzag fashion and with transverse perforations on the lines of folding to facilitate the separating of the leaves when desired. This block of continuous leaves is placed upon a sti-back plate A', which may form one side of a cover. Each set consists of two contiguous leaves d c, bearing the same number, and the leaves are folded so that the back of the first leaf of each set will lie on the face of the second leaf of the set throughout the block. This arrangement of the leaves of a duplicate memorandum-book is old and well known; but in adapting it to my system the two leaves forming each set are used to receive the duplicate and triplicate memorandum instead of the original and duplicate as heretofore.

Both ends of the block A are fastened to the back or cover by means of self-adjusting clamps .fr y, that permit the folded ends of the top leaves to be pulled out without disturbing the leaves below them. A semicarbon transfer-sheet E has one end fastened to the clamp and extends thence between the top leaf d and its counterpart e, the end of the top leaf next to the clamp .fr being free andlyingovertheclamp. Theblock B,which is made up of single leaves bound together at one end, is superposed upon the block A, and its bound end a is connected with a holder y', mounted on clamp y, that holds the lower end of the block a, preferably. A semicarbon or transfer sheet D is placed under the bottom leaf bof the pad B and has one end fastened to the bound end of the block or to the holder, if preferred, and extends under the bottom leaf Z), its uncoated back being contiguous to the said leaf and its coated face lying on top of the duplicate CZ, formingpart of the block A.

The leaves of the blocks A B are substantially conterminous; but the transfer-sheet D is shorter than these leaves. Thus the ends of the leaves lie in contact with each other, and they can be grasped to' pull them off without injury to the transfer-sheet between, which is intended to slip out when the leaves are drawn away from the blocks.

The leaves of block B receive the original written memorandum, and they are numbered from the bottom to the top, consecutively, in this respect being counterparts of the successive sets of leaves in the block A, which, however, are numbered downward, as heretofore stated.

The memorandum-blocks, being made up and arranged as described and shown, are connected with a back or one side of a cover by means of suitable clamps y y', the two former holding the connected ends of the continuous leaves of block A, so that the ends of 'the topmost set can be pulled out without carrying with them the ends of the subjacent set and the latter arranged for holding the boundendandstuboftheblockB. Thetransfer-sheet D lies between the bottom leaf b of block B and the top leaf d of block A, and transfer-sheet E lies between the top leaf d and its next or connected counterpart leaf of the block A.

Thus arranged the operation is as follows: All the leaves of the block B except the last or bottom leaf Z1 are turned back, leaving the surface of leafb exposed. The memorandum being written on this is transferred by the carbon-sheets to the duplicate leaf d and triplicate leaf e. These leavesb dare next pulled upward and away from the clamp y and stub of pad B, respectively, by grasping their free ends ff, and by a sidewise or tearing m0- tion the leaf b is torn off the stub and the connected ends of leaves d e are drawn away from the clamp, the said leaves remaining connected. (See Fig. 6.) At this stage the transfer-sheet D remains between the leaves b d', and transfer-sheet e lies on top of leaf 6 as shown in Fig. (5. By continuing to pull the leaves Z) d away from the pad they reach the positions indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 7, the transfer-leaf E being turned backward by the leaf e, while transfer-sheet D slips from between leaves b d and falls down over top leaf d of the next or fresh set of duplicate and triplicate leaves of block A, as indicated by the broken lines. By further pulling on the leaves b d the connected ends g of the leaf e of the first set and the leaf d of the fresh set are drawn from under the clamp and the several leaves b d e assume the position shown in solid lines, Fig. 7. It will be observed that the leaf e by the last movement was drawn from under transfer-leaf E, the end of which passed under leaf d, while transfer-leaf D was drawn upward on top of leaf d of the fresh set. A further slight movement upward or backward of the leaves b d e d carries the latter leaf out of the way of the transfer-sheet E, which falls down on top of the fresh triplicate leaf e of the next set. The first leaf e is next torn olf from the leaf d of the fresh set at g, whereupon the latter leaf drops down and lies on top of the transfer-sheet E, while the transfer-leaf D falls with it on the top of the leaf d, and when the fresh bottom leaf b of the pad B is turned over on top of the transfer-leaf D the several leaves are in position to receive another memorandum. By this mode of manipulating the leaves the several triplicatecopies are quickly and easily withdrawn from IOO IIO

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-the two blocks Without touching the transfersheets with the fingers or displacing them from their fastenings, and the transfer-sheets fall back into their respective positions automatically and rearrange themselves when the leaves have been pulled awayfrom the blocks and torn off also without being touched. These vduplicates and triplicates d and e are held on the leaf or back A of the cover at one end by means of a clamping-plate so, extending transversely across the outer or upper ends thereof and secured to and supported upon the free 'ends of parallel spring arms or rods F extending obliquely along the sides of the pile or tablet, the body of which arms lies in the said back between the center and lower end thereof, and are held thereinby any suitable and well-known means to give to the Wire the necessary torsional strain for ilnparting a pressure to the clamping-plate Q0, which by its yielding pressure in the direction of the back holds the remaining slips.as the others are removed. The opposite or lower end of the pile is also secured under a yielding spring-pressure by means of a holder y, the said holder having parallel arms Gsimilar to the arms or rods F supporting the clampingplate,and secured, preferably, in the same manner tothe back as the arms F, such holder exerting a yielding pressure upon the lower end of the pile, which, while it permits the ready. withdrawal of the slips from under it, at the same timeiholds the remaining sheets in position against displacement, the yielding pressure being exerted at all times, regardless of the thickness or height of the pile. The clamping-plate a; has its ends formed into eyes f, as usual, and for the purpose of securing to it the carbon-sheet E there is also secured upon said arms the well known hinged binding-plate f".

I-Iaving described my invention, what 'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*- 1. In a manifold memorandum book, a semicarbon transfer-sheet interposed between two separate and distinct blocks of paper, one of which is made up of single leaves, and the other of continuous leaves in sets, the said transfer-sheet fastened at one end with its back next to the bottom leaf of the upper block, and its face next to the top leaf of the under block, and a second transfer-sheet fastened by one end and extended between the top leaf of the lower block` and its counterpart leaf, whereby an original memorandum written on the bottom leaf of the upper block 'is transferred to the top leaf and its counterpart of the lower block, substantially asA specified.

2. In a manifold memorandum-book, a series ofv continuous duplicate and triplicate leaves formed in a continuous strip and folded in zigzag fashion, having the connected ends clamped and the upper end of the topmost leaf free, a transfer-sheet interposed between the duplicate and triplicate sheets, and having its upper end fastened at a point adjacent to the free end of the topmost duplicate leaf, a series of bound original leaves superimposed on the continuous leaves with the bound end clamped at the lower end of the book, and a transfer-sheet having one end attached under the bound end of the original leaves and extended between the bottom of original leaf and the topmost duplicate leaf, substantially as specified.

3. In a manifold memorandum-book, a series of original leaves and a transfer-sheet placed under the sam'e with its back in contact with the bottom leaf-the original leaves and transfer-sheet being bound and fastened at the same end of the book, a series of duplicate and triplicate leaves formed in a continuous strip and folded zigzag fashion, the connected ends being clamped at the end of the book and the end of the topmost duplicate leaf opposite the bound ends of the original leaves and transfer-sheet, free, and a transfer-sheet interposed between the duplicate and triplicate leaves and having its end adjacent to the free end of the duplicate leaf fastened to the book, substantially as specified.

4. In a manifold memorandum-book, a series of bound original leaves, a series of con-v tinuous leaves having their connected endsV clamped to asuitable back but with the free en d of the topmost duplicate leaf detached, and two transfer-sheets interposed between the two series of leaves and fastened at opposite ends, one of the transfer-sheets extending y between the bottom original leaf and the topmost duplicate leaf, and the other extended between the duplicate and triplicate leaves, substantially as specified.

5. In a manifold sales-book, the combination with the back, the pile of duplicate and vtriplicate sheets folded in zigzag form upon the back, the sheets bein g of substantially the same size as the back. and perforated at the folds, a clamp extending transversely across one end, of the pile, spring-arms extending from the ends of the clamp obliquely along the sides of the pile to the back, a holder extending across the other end of the said pile, spring-arms extending from the ends of the holder obliquely along the sides of the pile to or near the center of the back, a C-shaped binder on the holder, a pile of sheets held at 'one end by the binder, and a carbon-sheet below the latter pile and held by the binder, substantially as described and shown.

6. In a manifold sales-book, the combination with the back, the pile of duplicate and triplicate sheets folded in zigzag form upon the back, the sheets being of substantially the same size as the back and perforated at the folds, a clamp extending transversely across one end of the pile, spring-arms extending from the ends of the clamp obliquely along the sides of the pile to the back,a carbon- IIO sheet attached at one end to the clamp, a their lower sides faced with carbon, substan- 1o holder extending across the other end of the tially as described and shown. said pile,springarms extending from the ends In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed of the holder obliqnely along the sides of the my name.

pile to or near the center of the back a C- 1 v shaped binder on the holder, a pile of sheets GEORGE L' DOUGHTY' [L' S'] held at one end by the binder, and a carbon- Witnesses:

sheet below the latter pile and held by the bin der, both of said carbon-sheets havingonly CHAs. E. PETERS, lMILTON C. DoNN. 

